Monday, December 1, 2008

The Annoying Co-worker

So, as I said before, I love both my jobs and the people I work with, as well. Nonetheless there's always that one person that works every nerve in your body. Mostly its women that seem to not get along; in my situation, it's a guy.

Let's call him, "John." John likes me. Everyone knows it. But John is very flirtatious. He's also a very "touchy-feely" person. The other girls at work don't seem to mind this. However, it bothers me that he thinks women are supposed to flock to him, like he's some kind of God. He always comes in the door, flashing his "male chauvinist" smile and tries to give me a massage. When I remove his hand from my shoulder, he gets an attitude and doesn't speak to me for the rest of our shift. This is more than fine with me. But, we still have to work together. And when I ignore his "passes," and I ask him for help with something around the job, he doesn't help, at all. When I ask him why, his response is always, " Oh, you can do it. I'm busy." I usually watch him at that point, just to see how "busy" he is, and normally, he's helping out another co-worker (typically one who lets him feel on her.) Not only is this sexual harassment, but he's not a team player and should be reprimanded for his actions. And if the women at work keep enabling his crude habits, then he'll never change. So, at this point, I give him the cold shoulder, unless it's something work related. Slowly, but surely I think he's getting the hint that I would never deal with him on a personal level.